hey, while it's great that venues are selling tickets in 2 - 3 clusters to avoid scalping...is it necessary to buy tickets anymore 4-5 months in advance? first of all, that system sucked because who knows what they're doing 4 months ahead of time. but at least i could always just pick em up during the first round/presale/whatev, hoping that there wasnt going to be a conflict later on. i banked on the fact that i could sell them closer to the show, if necessary.

but now (starting at some point this year?) they release tickets right beforehand...then i end up getting screwed on eating tickets, or selling at discount.

scapling is something that will never go away (which sucks). However, i doubt their releasing tickets has anything to do with scalping tickets. if anything it adds to it, cause tickets sell out quicker, and you cant bet on them releasing tickets.

at the same time, you are mad that you cant scalp your tickets cause the venue released tickets, to avoid scapling.